Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . aters. The Fallsof the Ausable, though they are butlittle known as yet, will one day be es-teemed among the chief natural wondersof the country. Plattsburg. Above and oppositeBurlington is the pleasant village ofPlattsburg, where the Saranac rivercomes in from its lake-dotted home, atthe edge of the great wilderness ofnorther
Appletons' illustrated hand-book of American travelA full and reliable guide ..to ..the United States and the British provincesWith careful maps of all parts of the country, and pictures of famous places and scenes, from original drawings by the author and other artists . aters. The Fallsof the Ausable, though they are butlittle known as yet, will one day be es-teemed among the chief natural wondersof the country. Plattsburg. Above and oppositeBurlington is the pleasant village ofPlattsburg, where the Saranac rivercomes in from its lake-dotted home, atthe edge of the great wilderness ofnorthern New York, 30 miles west-ward. Battle of Lake Champlain. Platts-burg was the scene of the victory ofMDonough and Macomb over theBritish naval and land forces, underCommodore Downie and Sir GeorgeProvost. Here the American com-modore awaited at anchor the arrivalof the British fleet, which passed Cum-berland Head about eight in the morn-ing of the 11th September, 1814. Thefirst gun from the fleet was the signalfor commencing the attack on George Provost, with about 14,000men, furiously assaulted the defences ofthe town, whilst the battle raged be-tween the fleets, in full view of thearmies. General Macomb, with about 156 NEW YORK. Routes to Trenton Trenton Falls, N. Y. 3,000 men, mostly undisciplined, foiledthe repeated assaults of the enemy;until the capture of the British fleet,after an action of two hours, obligedhim to retire, with the loss of 2,500men and a large portion of his baggageand ammunition. Here we might landand take the Plattsburg and MontrealRailway, 62 miles direct to Montreal. Rouses Point, on the west side ofthe lake, is the last landing-place beforewe enter Canada. Railways from theEastern States, through Vermont, comein here, and are prolonged by theChamplain and St. Lawrence road toMontreal. If the traveller towardsCanada continues his journey, neithervia Plattsburg nor Rouses Point, hemay go on byr steamboat to the head ofnavigation on t
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